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A P. RIETZBL.

REEL.

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Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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AYPLIOATION FILED JUNE 11 1909.

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ADOLPII F. RIETZEL, OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO WALLACE H.

ROWE, 0F IITTSBURG PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9,1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, 'AnoLrn F. Rln'rznn,

a citizeii'of the United States, and a resident of Westerly, in the county of Washington and State of lthode Island, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements int Reels ot which the following a. spec fica ion.

My invention relates to the construction of reels made entirely of'metal.

The object of an invention is to afiord a metal 'reel suitabl; for holding and ship pingbarbed or other wire and so constructed that it shall not only be stronger, cheaper and li hter than the skeleton wooden reels 'heretoiiore customarily em loyed for such purposebut shall be also indestructible b fire or rough handling and not liable to co lapse when heavily loaded.

A further object of the invention is to provide reels of such construction that when made of the same style and pattern they will be of uniform we ght instead of varying greatl in weight as do the wooden reels employe for supporting and shipping barbed or other wire.

' A further object of the invention is to will be strong and rigid although made up elevation of th some.

of 'a number of pieces or parts.

. To these ends my invention consists in the novel construction of metal reel hereinafter moreparticularly described and then specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a completed reel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 isan end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view and Fi a4 a plan of the metal tube forming the b0 y or drum of the reel. Fig. Sis an elevation of the metal plate constitutig an Q arm of the reel and Fig. 6 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 7 is a plan and Fig.8 a crosssection through a strengthening plate or flange that maybe employed for strengthening the skeleton reel made by the union of the parts shownin Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Fig. 9 is a plan of aenodified form of reel em-. bcdying my invention.

Fig. 11 is'a plan and Fi 12 2111 edgew ew of a, metal plate or str p'used .tor the air: of the reel Fig. 13

Fig. 10 is an end is a plan and Fi 14 anedge view of another plate or stri modified in form at -its center to receive t e strip shown in Fig...11 as a crossin strip. Fig. 15 shows one of the rods use in making the body or drumortion of the reel. Fig. 16 is a'plan and ig. 17a cross-section through the strengthening plate or' washer of the; reel.

The drum or body of thereel might be made up as a continuous metal tube or mi 'ht be made up of a number of bars or rods and it will be understood that my inventidn is not limited to one form or the other as either might be used withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention as both ways-are employed to form'the tubular body portion. Referring to Fig. 1, the body or-drumiof the reel shown at 1 consists ofa sheetv metal tube or other metal tube and maybe-constructed of a piece-of sheet inetalibenttup to form as indicatedintl igs. '3 and 4l .The arms 2 of the reel eonsistalso of'metal'stri s or lates whose ends 2"a'rebent at-rig it an es to the majorportion forming-wthe radially extending arm or zwin" and ware shaped or curved as indicated inIFigs. '5 and 6, to conform tothe cylin'drieal-zor curved surface of the drum portion? 1 'sonasto-fit thereon. These strips orplatesJQ are also prcfprably ribbed radially withone or more ribs indicated at 3, which ribs are useful-Snot only for stiffening the arms'but also afford the welding projections by'whi'eh -a str'dnflg thening late or washer 4; may be welded-to the end of thereel. The end portionsof the strips are provided also-with suitable welding projections indicated at 5, made irlz-any desired way, as for instance-by indenting the metal strip sons to form weldin' contacts or spots of limited area on th inner face of the bentportion 2' which gltgilbengage the peri heryof the-tube and-"srve to localize thee eetric welding current passed from the strip to the tube orbodyliand thereby localize the electric heating inithe 100 ing and of the pressuremtthe spots .where the welding is to beeffe'cted may :be :produeed in any other -way, without departing from my invention. I Inthis rocess'of welding the arms to' the drum y. the electric ing the metal late 4 and are located in osi- 15.tion so thatw en ap lied to the end the skeleton reel they w1l engage upon the arms heating of the parts in the e ectric welding and pressure are applied.

I with a depressed center'7 to receive the other projections process is -nar1ly-emplo welding of a rod to a flat'surface, as is well scopes welding process, suitable conducting elec-t ressure n the requlred direction for wel mg after lastlcity has been reached are employ as will be well understood by those verse in the electric metal working'art.

To strengthen tli reel it is preferable to appl the end plates, flanges or washers 4 WlllC may consist of plates welded directly to the'arms 2. These plates 4 are furnished preferablygwith the welding projections 4 made in any way, as for instance by indent- 2 and preferabl upon the ribs 3 with which the latter are irnished. When the ribs 3 and projections 4 are curved it is obvious that they will engage at their crossin I point by a mere contact point'or spot after ing an effective means 1 of localizm the electric operation of uniting the arms and plate. The unionoffchese parts by these welding used in the electric welding also effected in the way ordied, as for instance by means of electrodes 0 suitable shape between which the parts are inserted 'in pro erly assembled position and by which t e .lieating current In the modification of my invention shown in Fig. '9 and followin the arms or strips of metal 2 are provi ed. with two ribs 3 and the body or drum portion'of the reel, instead ofbeingmade as a metal tube, is composed of bars or rods 6 end-welded between the arms 2 at points intermi late the ribs 3. Said rods 6 are provided with ints or rejections on. their ends of smal ,rea to ocalize' the electricheating on the surface-of the strips 2, as is usual .in the endunderstood in the electric welding art.

The stri 4 s '2 are preferably of such length that each orms at its ends two diametrically opposite arms of the reel and they are arranged in the reel to cross or intersect one another at or near the center of the completed reel.. One of said strips is provided atthe crossing point and so as to brin the arms into substantially the samelpllanefl ereby facilitating the welding of t e strengthening flange or washer 4 to said arms- The plate 4 is provided, as before described, with the welding projections 4' are in this case of sufficient length circumferentially to lie upon both of the llbS of the lates 2 so that there shall be a welding of t e plate 4 and the strips or plates 2 at :ingart and which however I two points or spots on each arm This welding of the plate 4 to the strips efiected 1n the way ordinarily used in the electric weldresults in the firm union of rejections afforded b them by the welding the ribs 3. This wel the proje tions 4. an

f arms and plate is preferably place between the arms.

I do not limit myself to any particular method of electrically welding the arms and plate together at spots in their' op osed or meeting surfaces but prefer to emp 03* pro-' 'ections as described for locating the spots iriiig o e e ected after" the rods have been welded in of union and localizing the electric heating and welding ressure. invention to provide welding rejections of other forms and diflerentl isposed uponthe portions of the reel w ich are welded to ether.

at I claim as my invention is:

1. A metal reel comprising a body or drum, radially projecting arms provided with ribs and welded to said drum, and a strengthening washer welded to said arms by the ribs.

2. A metal reel comprising a body or drum, reel arms or wings welded to said drum and provided with radial ribs and a.

strengthening washer welded to said arms by said ribs.

3. In a metal reel, reel arms or wings consisting of ribbed metal stri s, a reel body or drum comprising rods wel ed by' their ends to the inner faces of said stri s and strengthening plates or washers wel ed to. the outer faces of said strips.

4. In a metal reel, reel arms or wings consisting'of ribbed metal strips, a reel body or drum comprising rods wel ed by their ends to the inner faces of said strips and strengigtlr ening lates or washersun1ted-by wel ing Obviously urthcr, it would be within my projections to the outer faces of said strips.

5. In a metal reel, ribbed reel arms combined with rods or bars end-welded to the inner faces of saidarms and strengthening plates or washers welded by their faces to said ribs.

6. In a metal reel, a metal body portion combined with ribbed wings or arms welded to the body portion and a strongthenin late or washer united to the arms y wel 1n projections-afforded by the ribs.

A metal reel consisting of metal strips forming the arms of the reel and provided with radial ribs, rods end-welded to the inner faces of the strips between ribs and end plates welded to said ribs.

Signed at New York in thecounty of New 

